New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-26
MEASURES PASSED BY THE SENATE.
THE COURT OF CLAIMS AND WESTERN UNION INA
R1LL 1osr-MoNEY FOR THE MUSEUM OF

MEASURES PASSED BY lHE SINhAH
THE COURT OF CLAIMS AND WESTERN UNION iNN
BILL LosT-MoNEY FOR THE MUSEUM of
ARIA CHANCE FOR SQUIRE
A1pANy, MAY % (Specian.-On Mr.. Raines
motion the Senate to-day laid aside tho regular ofue,
of business and took up the Court OF Ciains ~ n"
" estern Union Tax bill Mr.. Kellogg a''aeAeu W.
bill and moved to strike out the section "n0n -
creased the salary OF the clerk OF the Cour' Vi ISL
from So 900 to 81, 900 AID paying his tra'cilis %
peuses and which also created the Office oil AZ
81 200. He called attention TO aieoen' Ve'o .I.
age Of Governor Hill in which he said IL was
the policy OF the State and unconstitutional 10
crease the pay of any official during tne ,oin
whiohhe wac elected appointed MT. helos es' ~
that the Legislature bad gone quite iar o"o"k" "
the way of increasing Democratic salaries
Mr. Sloan called attention TO the fact that the sany
~ clerks of tho Court of Claims was originally
81 900. 1t had been aterward increased 70 %o'ooo
and now it was proposed to increase II 10 %sooo'
Mr. Plunktt who was in the chair, tried 10 st'he
debate by putting motion to adopt the eec"Un'
but Mr. Fassett stopped him and pointed out INC
sbsurdity of adding another 81 600 to the salary %
the clerks and creating a new y, Z0O place no S
.be court might well be abolished altogether ana mr.
Pitts spoke TO the same elect. A..
Tho first section increasing salaries was then
sr;cten ont by vote Of thirteen yeas to nine nays
In taking up the second section Mr. Fassett caiod
attention to its astonishing provisions ono ol
allowed the Court of Claims 3" IN It's alscre'ion. "
award claims, allow rehearings, etc. Inc enect VI
tb,s Uoud be that claim referred by the Legislature
i0ht bo s,relled and awarded in the discretion OF
this court Mr. Sloan said that there might be merit
in the claim of the Western Union Telegraph Con-
pany hut it did not come to the Legislature u. VI"
right way. 1t should stand on its merits anu NOV
come under of such peculiar bili Us TINS ono
Mr. Low said that under tho provisions OF thls uil
anv corporation could make n c nm for repayment oil
taxes II did not affect the Western Union Company
alone but ii might take several millions OF dollars
out O. the State Treasury.
Mr. Smith said that existing laws gave corporations
a remedy for inequality in taxation, but TINS Dill
to let them 60 before the court ana ask iof
the return OF taxes already adudicated II even
vent further and compelled the court to return the
taxes if any inequality was shown
Mr.. Rainos and MIR Cosgeshal defended the bill
and denied soue of the allegations made against u
motion to order 1t 10 thru rea"ihg WAS ueie"eu
by the following vote:
YEAs-Mes,rs Barager Coggeshall Cullen Pagan, McMl
Ian Murphy Nelson Pierce Plunkitt Ranes Iraphagan
S1Ts-Messrs comstock Connolly Daily Fasset orswold
Sloan. smith, Walker wempe-l6
Mr.. Murphy tried to get the bill to add 100000
annually TO the State taxes by preventing inc use
OF machinery In the State prisons made speolai
order, but in that be failed
The bill TO allow the Board OF Estimate TO appropri,
ate $31 600 to ,ete the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art, was passed with the clause stricken out wmoh
forbid the removal OF exhibits.
bill introduced by Mr. Plunkiit to allow the cree
ton Of wooden bridges above One.hundrtd-and-hity-
ffth-st was ordered to q third residing
bill giving the Park Board extehsiue powers in
the OF opening and closing streets in the annexed
district passed.
The Senate voted to suspend the joint rule which
was in the way OF passage in the Assembly OF the
Murphy bill to pc NIT the military to parade IN Cen
trail Park.
The Committee on Rules reported in favor OF reduc-
ing Its membership IN future to five members instead
OF seven and nine as at present
Mr.. Worth offered IA resolution which was adopted
authorizing Mayors, Controllers and Corporation
Counsels OF New-York and Brooklyn 10 report 10 the
next Legislature on the advisaoity OF consolidating
the two cities. -
The Senate passed n bill introduced by Mr.. Henry
in the Assembly which directs the Board OF Estimate
to allow the costs, foes and expenses paid and
incurred or which shall hereafter be paid and In
Cured by any commissioner who shali have been
a successful party In any proceeding TO remove him
from office OF to review prohibit any such renewal
or for any expense incurred by any commissioner to
present or justify his Official conduct before any BODY
or tribunal lawfully investigating the same and not
officially disposing OF the during the term OF snch
commissioner Under this bill ex-oommssioner squire
can collect bis expenses In defending himself In the
Court OF General Sessions.